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Jim Ratti, '82
Steve Phillis MOH Effort Gaining Traction
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) requests upgrade of Captain Steve Phillis’ Silver Star to the Medal of Honor


Jim Ratti, '82
Jim Demarest Publishes Book About Steve Phillis
In conjunction with the effort to upgrade Steve Phillis' Silver Star, Jim "Boots" Demarest did extensive research and collected that...


Jim Ratti, '82
Jim Demarest Hosts Zoom Meeting regarding Steve Phillis MoH Project
24 Jun 2021 Last night Jim Demarest hosted a Zoom call for anyone interested in helping with the MoH project. He gave some additional...


Jim Ratti, '82
Steve Phillis MoH Project Officially Underway
16 Jun 2021 ​ Today Jim Demarest, President of the USAFA Class of 1982, issued this news release to the class: ​ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...


Jim Ratti, '82
Rob Sweet Retires
08 Jun 2021 ​ Today Lt Col Rob Sweet, USAFA Class of 1988, and Steve Phillis' wingman the day they were both shot down during Desert...


Jim Ratti, '82
Steve Phillis Survey
23 May 2021 At the request of Jim Demarest, I sent out a survey today regarding efforts to upgrade Capt. Steve Phillis' Silver Star to...


Jim Ratti, '82
Steve Phillis - Above and Beyond
28 Mar 2021 Jim Demarest wrote to let me know about a new article in Air Force Magazine about our GBNF classmate Steve Phillis. Steve was...
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